Artist Title Genre
Conics - Illuminate

CONICS are an explosive young five-piece dance-punk band that formed in mid-2010 and are currently based in Sydney. Their music is rhythmically driven, incorporating bright guitars, soaring synth lines and harmonious vocal melodies. After receiving national airplay through Triple J for their debut single 'Illuminate', Conics are set to release their first EP later this year

Mar Haze - Free Rider

Mar Haze is a 4 piece Central Coast band, who focuses their music around the surf rock/ roots genre. Their energetic stage performances, unique sound and strong following has recently seen them invited to support Australia’s leading roots acts ‘The Beautiful Girls’, ‘Ash Grunwald’ and a spot on the “Peats Ridge Festival”, performing in front of capacity crowds. Their catchy lyrics and solid groove is what make Mar Haze Fun and so easy to listen to. Their debut EP is energetic yet very easy listening and sure to please, blending their affection of reggae and rock with their love of real blues & roots. Drawing influences from groups ‘The Beautiful Girls’, ‘Gomez’, ‘John Butler Trio’ and ‘G Love’. Jumping around & crazy on-stage antics are apart of their performance. Expect crowd participation, standing on drum kits and sing alongs… Oh and if your a band that plays before or after them expect them to be moshing in the crowd.

Jesse Sheehan & The Family of Actors - Brothers

Jesse Sheehan & The Family Of Actors are a 5 piece alternative rock band heavily influenced by the likes of Leonard Cohen, Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, Jack White, John Lee Hooker, Nick Drake, Tom Waits and many more. Encompassing some of the greatest musical talent in New Zealand it was founded by Jesse Sheehan in early 2010 after a successful solo career based in Wellington. Jesse was the first solo artist to win the New Zealand Smokefree Rockquest in the competition’s history and was also awarded silver 2 years running in the Play It Strange national songwriting competition. His music has been applauded as - honest and authentic... totally amazing... the real thing... undeniable talent... an established artist even at this early stage of his career - by key players in the New Zealand Music Industry such as Scott MacLachlan (A&R for Universal Music), Paul Mclaney (Mushroom Music Limited), Brooke Montaperto (A&R for EMI), and David Ridler (Assistant Manager of NZ On Air). Jesse was also selected as one of 8 New Zealand songwriters to feature in the Song Summit conference held in Sydney; a conference which attracts an international audience of industry professionals. Recent exciting news has seen this band shortlisted for the Leonard Cohen Support Slot by Frontier Touring. Jesse Sheehan & the Family of Actors are now preparing to release their debut single as a band entitled ‘By Your Side’ and are also planning a NZ Tour for early next year.

The Medics - Joseph

The Medics are a Cairns based indie band, established in early 2007. The Medics as a band have a large range of musical sounds form quiet ambience to epic build ups and breakdowns. As a band, The Medics have acquired a large fan base in Townsville, Cairns, brisbane, and word of this talented band is creeping South, having toured with 'Something & Numbers' up the East Coast and also headlined a queendsland tour themselves in july 2009. The four piece act consisting of 2 guitars, bass guitar, drums, glock and spiel, keys, extra percussion and 3 piece vocal harmonies. the band as a tight knit group pride themselves on writing their music around the obious strengths of each member. The Medics (Jhindu Lawrie, Charles Thomas, Andrew Thomson and Kahl Wallace) have garnered NQ acclaim as an energetic young band that also writes inseghtful songs. The band is rapidly gaining a reputation across Australia for their unique song writing style and their intense live performances. The Medics have played many shows including support shows for The Panics, The Grates, Faker, Blue King Brown, Scribe, Kisschasey, Amity Affliction, Behind Crimson Eyes, Something With Numbers, City Riots and also many other upcoming Australian bands includint the recent q music bigsound showcase festival.

The Salvadors - Atacama Disco

Having supported much loved acts such as The Panics, British India, Little Red, Bluejuice and many more across virtually every stage in Adelaide, The Salvadors are excited to release Misspent Youth upon the world. Recorded with Matt Hills/Andy Russ in backyards throughout Adelaide and mixed by Scott Horscroft/John Stevioni at BJB in Sydney, Misspent Youth is a combination of right and wrong, it’s a party on a Wednesday morning, it’s a stolen romance.

Buckley Ward - Something in the Night

Born in a tin shed on Melbourne’s coastal fringe on a lazy afternoon, Buckley Ward were suddenly a band. Kind of like in year 9, when you kissed a girl and you suddenly had a girlfriend. The 5 piece outfit moved from a tin shed to a rehearsal space, from cuppas to lattes and from small dingy pubs to larger dingy pubs, taking with them an increasing number of devoted fans. The band released their debut self-titled EP in the Autumn of 2008 – but far from contented, immediately set out self recording their first full length album. The result, ‘Something in the Night’, is a journey through their constantly evolving brand of carefully crafted pop. Fashioned in the back alleys of North Carlton, the album draws on influences as diverse as Crowded House, Wilco, The Shins and Death Cab for Cutie, but stands alone as an unmistakeable and uniquely Buckley sound.

Oh Ye Denver Birds - Here Within Ourselves, Ourselves